1. Why the concept mattersThe Exposure Draft of Ind AS 118, Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements, proposes a new framework for presenting items of income and expense in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Instead of presenting performance without a structured categorisation, the proposed Standard requires...
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